Looks like Dodge isn't playing around, factory SRT8 blowers
07-27-2011, 11:04 AM
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Looks like Dodge isn't playing around, factory SRT8 blowers
07-27-2011, 12:23 PM
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Re: Looks like Dodge isn't playing around, factory SRT8 blowers
I believe these are aftermarket and not installed on the line but at the dealership just like the Toyota Tundra and Tacoma supercharger kits are. Therefore they shouldn't have any inpact on the manufacturers meeting epa standards, unless the feds decide to screw over the aftermarket community with laws targeting devices that degrade mpg fro the factory standards. It's probably coming one day soon with this nanny state we have.
07-27-2011, 12:40 PM
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Re: Looks like Dodge isn't playing around, factory SRT8 blowers
I believe these are aftermarket and not installed on the line but at the dealership just like the Toyota Tundra and Tacoma supercharger kits are. Therefore they shouldn't have any inpact on the manufacturers meeting epa standards, unless the feds decide to screw over the aftermarket community with laws targeting devices that degrade mpg fro the factory standards. It's probably coming one day soon with this nanny state we have.
07-27-2011, 03:09 PM
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Re: Looks like Dodge isn't playing around, factory SRT8 blowers
Insert Vin Diesel/ Paul walker Fast and Furious Ferrari scene.
It's probably gonna be a scary number, Dodge seems to overinflate their prices worse than everyone else. Having said that I will most likely clean out savings, plasma, next born in order to obtain one.
It's probably gonna be a scary number, Dodge seems to overinflate their prices worse than everyone else. Having said that I will most likely clean out savings, plasma, next born in order to obtain one.
07-27-2011, 11:04 PM
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Re: Looks like Dodge isn't playing around, factory SRT8 blowers
.The SRT8 vehicles are the only cars that interest me. The SRT8 Challenger is so sexy while the R/T is just so...meh to me.
07-27-2011, 11:34 PM
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Re: Looks like Dodge isn't playing around, factory SRT8 blowers
The sole reason a Charger R/T does not sit in my garage right now, is dodge refuses to give it a proper 6-speed manual it deserves. That 5-spd auto they've had forever is garbage. It really a shame, because that 5.7l they have is a great engine.
07-28-2011, 01:26 PM
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Re: Looks like Dodge isn't playing around, factory SRT8 blowers
1) Go as fast as it should, or as fast as the competition
2) Have a gas mileage that is at least sensible. The current charger SRT8 is 13/18 which is just horrendous. Adding a blower could mean single digit MPG's and I can't imagine the gas tax for that.
07-28-2011, 01:44 PM
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Re: Looks like Dodge isn't playing around, factory SRT8 blowers
The merc based 5 speed auto is actually a very robust and dependable tranny, it can handle a good amount of power and is proven. After riding in cars with lots of gears I actually prefer fewer, modern electronics and mpg requirements force the trannies to hit the highest gear possible in the least amount of time so anything under half throttle and you're in 5th or 6th gear these days and a 2 second wait for it to kick down, annoying.